Chemical Oceanography (aka Marine Chemistry)

Course Details

  • Acronym OCEAN 520
  • Instructor(s) Steven Emerson
  • Quarter Autumn 2017
  • Credits 3
  • Meeting Times MWF 10:30 AM - 11:20 AM
  • Location OTB 205
  • Prerequisites None

Course Description

Processes controlling the chemical composition of seawater. Chemical distributions in the ocean, marine physical chemistry, chemical equilibrium, and concepts of mass balance. Mechanisms and models used to explain distributions of stable and radioactive isotopes, gases, trace metals, and biochemicals in the world’s oceans. Offered: A.
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Textbook:  CHEMICAL OCEANOGRAPHY & MARINE CARBON CYCLE by Emerson